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Nathan Fick and Josh Person were members of the First Reconnaissance Battalion Marine, the Marine Corps' special operations unit whose motto is "Swift, Silent, Deadly." Evan Wright is a journalist who was embedded with their battalion in Iraq. He’s written a book about the experience – it’s called Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War.

Music: soundtrack of "Tears of the Sun," by Hans Zimmer -- #5 and 3 (Varese Sarabande)